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To be trusted is a greater compliment than to be loved. George MacDonald

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The Trustworthy Prophet

To be trusted is a greater compliment than to be loved. George MacDonald Lately I've been feeling a call from God  -  it's not a new call, but more a reminder of an old one. Nonetheless it's been strongly present in my thoughts and dreams  -  it's a call to be one of...

The Christian Celebrity Culture (Revised Edition)

The Christian Celebrity Culture (Revised Edition)

I wrote this post in 2011 as an associate pastor in Bristol, UK! Back then, I remember feeling uneasy with the Celebrity Culture in the Church sphere. Little did I know how much more prevalent this would become a feature of Church business - because to use a crude...

Imagine all the People

Imagine all the People

What does it look like to be a prophetic person? Is it really just about getting 'words of knowledge' on a Sunday and being part of the prophetic team at church? Is it merely for a few 'mystical' Christians, or is it for all of us?  These questions have stirred in me...

Prophecy’s not just for Christmas

Prophecy’s not just for Christmas

In Britain we have a TV program called The Antiques Road Show. It's been running since I was a kid and I always remember watching it on Sunday afternoons. The gist of it is that the hopeful public can come into some big old venue with their household items and get...

Reformation

Reformation

Will the reformers please stand up About a week ago in a private prayer time with the Lord, I had a picture of an hour glass. God's hand came and turned the hour glass. Then I heard God speak in an internal voice and say; "Will the reformers please stand up." I prayed...

Buy the truth and do not sell it; get wisdom, discipline and understanding.

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Truth Matters

For quite some time now God has been speaking to me about the importance of truth. At the beginning of this year a few of my trusted prophetic friends believed that the Spirit of truth was on the move in the church and I was inclined to agree with them. Over the last...

Shareholders

Shareholders

The other night I had a dream. I was working for a church and the leader took me aside and showed me an architectural map of the church, this wasn't a map of the church building but rather the ministries that existed. Then he told me that he had made me a shareholder...

The Overcomer

The Overcomer

We've just made one of the most significant decisions of our family life so far. We are moving. From Urban Bristol all the way to Sunny California. It's been on the cards for a while but we feel this is the right time for us to taste America as a family in ministry....

The sun of righteousness is here with healing in its wings 

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Release

The sun of righteousness is here with healing in its wings  In March 2008 I had a prophetic dream. Here's what happened. In the dream there were a large number of Christians gathered together in a church building - many were praying for healing for the sick - there...

Rivers and Reservoirs

Rivers and Reservoirs

I was in a regular staff meeting when suddenly out of nowhere I saw a prophetic picture whiz by my mind. It was of a reservoir, a large concrete reservoir. Within seconds, a huge fist came down from the sky towards the reservoirs walls and smashed it. I heard the Lord...

2010-2011 A Year of Reconstruction

2010-2011 A Year of Reconstruction

During September 2010 I had a vision. In the vision I stood outside a church building - the building had scaffolding all around it. A huge sign was hung off the scaffolding saying "Under Reconstruction." Even though it was covered in scaffolding the building was still...

Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and a divided household falls.

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The Two Sisters

Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and a divided household falls. I had a striking dream of two sisters who lived together: In this dream there was a house where two sisters lived. The house was big and was used for many things as the sisters served...

Inspector Gadget

Inspector Gadget

I had a prophetic dream. Here's the account: I dreamt I was among a group of people. Everyone was arguing. People were blaming each other for different things. The people seemed to want to point out the sin in each others lives. It just kept escalating. Then all of a...